From Bryce Coward, CFA: It may be an overlooked fact that the global materials sector is the best performing sector over the last three months (up 8.6%), the second best performer over the last month (up 2.7%) and the third best performer over the last week (up 1.3%). NYSE:DBB August 25, 2017 6:20am

Considering how polarizing the two major party presidential candidates are, it's no surprise that finance publications are predicting what stocks and ETFs would perform best if Trump wins, versus those that would perform better if Clinton wins. NYSE:FBND August 23, 2016 2:15pm

Tyler Durden: After the dust settles and some fundamental analysis is attempted, what analysts will try to calculate is which S&P500 sectors, and companies, have the most exposure to a post-Brexit UK, a country whose growth expectations have been slashed in angry NYSE:XLB June 24, 2016 12:36pm

In March, I wrote about four sectors that usually do well during periods of economic growth. The acronym TIME is an easy way to remember them. The sectors are technology, industrials, materials and energy. All four sectors tend to outperform the broader market over long periods of time, though of course any of them could NYSE:SPY December 9, 2014 12:20pm

Across the materials space, investors have seen solid trading in a number of names. This has been particularly the case in the steel industry, as this segment has surged as of late thanks NYSE:SLX November 5, 2013 10:39pm

Morpheus Trading: After forming a bullish reversal candle on big volume during the second week of October, iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:IYM) broke out to new 52-week highs on heavy volume the following week. NYSE:IYM October 30, 2013 10:18am

Fidelity has announced that they will begin trading the Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF (NYSEArca:FMAT) Thursday, October 24, 2013. The fund seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to FUND LAUNCH October 23, 2013 2:21pm